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The Case Of Edwina Armstrong, Rita Silverman, William M. Welty

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Edwina Annstrong, assistant professor of psychology, pushed her glasses up into her hair and massaged the bridge of her nose as she listened to Shirlee Jasper's complaints.

Use of the Case entitled "Edwina Armstrong"

Gender Differences In Faculty Perceptions Of Factors That Enhance And Inhibit Academic Career Growth, Edwin L. Simpson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Method

Results

Influences on Career Choice

Fulfillment in the Job

The Mentoring Role

Career Satisfaction

Implications

Conclusion

References

Cosmopolitan Communities For Faculty Developers, Myrna J. Smith, Steve Golin, Enid Friedman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Partners in Learning Coordinators' Meetings

Partners in Learning Program

History and Development of the Coordinators' Meetings

Faculty Development Network

History and Evolution of FDN

The Annual Meeting

Networking

Conclusion

References

Instructional Needs Of Part-Time Faculty: Implications For Faculty Development, Christine A. Stanley, Terrence D. Lumpkins

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Definition of Part-Time Faculty

Issues Related to Use of Part-Time Faculty

Isolation

Professional and Instructional Development

Implications for Faculty/lnstructional Development

Orientations for Part-Time Faculty

Ongoing Development Activities for Part-Time Faculty

Collaboration for Part-Time Faculty

Conclusion

References

Just Tell Us What You Want, Marilla Svinicki

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Mike Smith was assigned a history section of one of those writing across the curriculum courses, the kind where he was supposed to introduce students to the joy of writing as a learning experience. On top of that, it was a required state history course the contents of which most students had in high school. So he was pretty sure students would be coming into the course with bad attitudes right off the bat. But he loved his subject and knew how exciting it could be once you understood the mysteries and problem-solving aspects of history instead of just concentrating …

Inclusive Teaching: A Workshop On Cultural Diversity, Emily C. Wadsworth

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Setting Workshop Goals

Opening the Workshop

Developing a Culturally Sensitive Perspective

Explaining Theories of Cultural Variability

Comparing U.S. Values with Collectivist/High Context Values

Creating an Inclusive Classroom

Applying Cultural Knowledge

Conclusion

References

Appendix

The Case of the Irate Students

The Case of the Silent Students

The Case Of The Missed Exam, Emily C. Wadsworth

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Professor Oliver W. Holmes has taught for many years and has come to the conclusion that the students in his American Government general education course do their best work if he is very precise about his expectations of them. In line with this philosophy, Professor Holmes requires that everyone take the final examination on the day that it is scheduled. The only excuse for missing the examination is an illness that requires a trip to the doctor. Thus, he will give a make-up final exam only if the student brings in a doctor's excuse.

Use of the Case entitled ''Missed …

What Tenure Files Can Reveal To Us About Evaluation Of Teaching Practices: Implications For Instructional/Faculty Developers, David Way

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This article describes a study that examined the way teaching is evaluated for tenure and promotion at Cornell University. After reviewing tenure files from several different colleges in the university and interviewing deans in the colleges, the author reported great variation among colleges in the kind of information that is collected and retained in tenure files. In addition to providing the results of the analysis of the files, the author identifies recommendations that were made based on the findings and discusses the role of instructional/faculty developers in assisting faculty in the documentation of their teaching.

Improving Higher Education: Issues And Perspectives On Teaching And Learning, Maryellen Weimer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

To Faculty Belongs the Ultimate Instructional Prerogative

Instruction Can Be Improved

Instructional Tips, Tricks, and Techniques Bless and Curse Improvement

Instructional Improvement is a Difficult Process

Faculty Want to Improve

Conclusion

References

Using Cases About Teaching For Faculty Development, Luann Wilkerson, John Boehrer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Creating and Collecting Cases

Setting Up Case-Based Workshops

Facilitating Case Discussions

Setting Clear Expectations

Managing Time

Asking and Encouraging Questions

Listening

Organizing and Structuring

Avoiding Common Problems

Conclusion

References

Other Resources

How Can I Be Heard?, Luann Wilkerson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Today is the second day of five one-hour tutorials on The Case of the Fainting Soccer Player. The six first-year medical students have been struggling to explain the sequence of events experienced by the 17 year old woman in the case who collapses while playing soccer with subsequent ventricular fibrillation and coma. An older female student, Pat, had spoken little during the first 15 minutes of discussion as the group alternately considered the role of brain and heart in the patient's collapse. Finally, Pat quietly commented.

Using Focus Groups To Obtain Students' Perceptions Of General Education, Sheila P. Wright, Anne Hendershott

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Description of the Interdisciplinary Program

Method

Procedure

Data Analysis

Results

Reactions to Content

Instructor-Content Interaction

Impact of Courses

Implications

Teaching

Further Research

Use of Focus Groups

Conclusion

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

Breaking Barriers: Mentoring Junior Faculty Women For Professional Development And Retention, Marie A. Wunsch, Linda K. Johnsrud

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This paper describes a successful two-year pilot program on mentoring new junior faculty women. The program emphasizes individual professional development and retention issues and includes colleague-pairing, mentor training, the use of a mentoring agreement, and a multi-leveled series of development workshops, seminars, and networking activities. The assessment and research component includes a needs assessment, pre-and postparticipation perception studies, assessment interviews, and a proposed longitudinal study of mentees from entrance to tenure.

The Return Of Bill Jasper, Kenneth J. Zahorski

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

As Bill Jasper left his office and walked down the hall toward his classroom, he found it hard to believe that only a few months earlier he had begun teaching his first class at University College. A wistful smile played at the comers of his mouth as he thought back to that enlightening, but somewhat unsettling, experience. "I was greener than a spring apple," he muttered. "I wish I had known then what I know now."

Reflection on the Use of "The Return of Bill Jasper," by The Editors

Suffolk University Academic Catalog, College Of Arts And Sciences And School Of Management, 1992-1993, Suffolk University

College of Arts and Sciences and Sawyer Business School Academic Catalogs

This catalog contains information for the day, evening, and graduate programs.

1992-93 Unopa Executive Board Minutes, January

UNOPA: Minutes

No abstract provided.

Introduction, James Jennings

Trotter Review

This issue of the Trotter Institute Review is devoted to a two-part proposition. The first is that institutions, agencies, businesses, and schools must begin to reflect the increasingly diverse ethnic and racial characteristics of American society. America is in the midst of a demographic revolution. It is unfortunate that some educators have chosen to ignore the social, economic, and intellectual implications of this change and that others have even become angry and attacked efforts to create an appreciation of multiculturalism.

This unfortunate resistance to the implications of America's unfolding demography leads to the second proposition reflected in this issue of …

Undergraduate Catalog (1992-1993), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Undergraduate Catalogs

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a comprehensive, public university located in the heart of Nebraska's largest city. It is the second largest higher education campus in the state. The University of Nebraska at Omaha is part of the University of Nebraska System, which also includes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Graduate Academic Catalog (1992-93), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

This Graduate Catalog is provided by the Graduate Faculty of the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the hope that it will be a source of information to you on the graduate programs available through our University. We are proud of our University and of its programs. We encourage you to become acquainted with us and with the many sources available to the community through the University.

The lamp of learning which you see on this page is the symbol of the scholarship and creative activity which characterizes every graduate program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. It is …

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1992-1993, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

0552: Albert Esposito Papers, 1971-1992, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Huntington, West Virginia ophthalmologist. Copies of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports and other items related to Dr. Esposito's role in the establishment of the Marshall University School of Medicine.

Professional Development And The Police: A Study Of Institutional Change, Gehrig Kenneth La Velle

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of the study was to examine curricula change in the area of police professional development in England and Wales. More specifically, it was an examination of the process of change in a professional development institution. The intent was to investigate a comparative institutional model that could assist United States police educators and career development. The Police Staff College. known as Bramshill, agreed to participate in the study. A quantitative-interpretive paradigm was used and three study visits were conducted at Bramshill from May 1990 to September 1991. Participants included the Police Group, Directing, and Support Staff. Each participant was …